Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-30
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-ihe theatrical and kindred pro-
iessions claim about forty thousand
persons in Great Britain.
-. In the year 1885 Paris consumed
ooo' os4 oxen, 1873. sos calves, 1879
900 sheep, 352. 004 hogs and 7. Gs2 Ala
Pouiias OF horsefesh, averaging 157
pounds OF meat for each inhabitant
"A scientist says that M,una I.oa
'he oandwich Island volcano, throws
hiud 500 miles. An Omaha Journal
ist ADDS that the volcano ought to apply
iof situation in the office of his local
rival newspaper
-rarisans are wearing dress suits
made In one pieA. The waisteoat
mas no back, the shirt consists of a
'front.' the cuffs are stitched into the
coat sleeves, and single set of but
TONS hxes on the whole contrivance
N Y Sun.
-hecent excavations at Dymenion
In Greece. show what were the fash,
IONS IN women's jewelry at the time
OF the Trojan war. Numerous spec;-
mems in gold and amber have been
found
-lhe German P5st-office Bureau re-
ports that during his birthday week
the Emperor received 7.481 registered
and 1S7 ordinary letters. 48 parcels
ana oi2 congratulatory kilograms.
Philadelphia Press.
An attempt is being made to es-
tabiish botanic gardens in suitable
places on the Great St Bernard and
'he simpson mountains in the Alps in
order to prevent the total destruction
OF rare Alpine plants by collectors and
traders.
In the House of Commons mem
Der may sit with his hat on, or sleep.
or talk to his neighbor, or do almost
any thing else but read a newspaper.
Mr. Nolan, one of the Home-Rule mem
beers, was called to time for this by
Speaker Peel Chicago Times.
"A singular bet is reported from
Belzig, Duchy of Anhalt, where a
hotel-keeper has engaged to COPY
within two years the whole text of the
B.b'e. punctuation and all, without a
single mistake, in consideration of a
sum OF 1000 marks. The conditions
OF the bet are drawn up in legal form
before notary. Philadelphia Press.
The inspection of meat in Berlin is
very important matter Twelve vet
Urinary surgeons are employed to
stamp it before slaughter, and forty
microscopic samplers are continually
! engaged in examining the meat ex-
posed for sale. B sides these, one hun
dred experts are employed in various
duties, twenty-five of whom are wom-
en.-Chicago Herald.
The Mua'ide Russo. the official
journal of the Minister of War, gives
the effective forces of the Car on the
lst Of January. 1885. According to
this account. the r tssian regular army
numbere at that time 824. 1852 soldiers
and 80 655 Generals and officers. The
reserves amounted to 1900 SIS men.
| The militia of the first call counted
2 100, 900 men. And this without count
ing the Finland regiments.
One of the marked signs of the
time is the movement among European
Jews, especially in Russia and Rou-
mania, to settle in Spain, all the
/ former DEGREES against them having
been revoked. Influential Jews now
propose to open synagogues in every
city, and TO encourage artisans and
agriculturalists to make homes in that
country, from which they were Danish
ed in 1892
The streets of Clnton are only
three or four feet wide. paved with
stone. The inhabitants throw their
garbage into the street. the effect of
which may be imagined. Above the
streets are covered with mating or
bamboo network. reaching from one
side to the other. This exclu les both
| light and air. and tends to make the
street odors emphatca.ly stronger.
Looked At from an eminenee the whole
city seems to be rooted. boston Bud
get.
Germany ran behind sl2 500. 900
last year Austria-HInga has
sanding deficit of SIG 251 600 Russia
Is trying to fund balance to the bad
# about $50 600, 900, France fails to
make both ends meet by about $40
300, 900 each year. and Great Britain
manag 5 by stopping payments on its
asional debt, to keep outgo and in
| come on an even keel. The United
States has surplus of upward of
800, 10000 each year, and lays lighter
axes than any of them. -Pabltc
| Opinion